Competitive Exams 2026: Top 10 Important First in India Facts

1. First President of India: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. First Prime Minister of India: Jawaharlal Nehru

3. First Woman Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi

4. First Woman President of India: Pratibha Patil

5. First Indian in Space: Rakesh Sharma (1984)

6. First Satellite of India: Aryabhata (1975)

7. First Nuclear Test: Pokhran-I (Smiling Buddha), 1974

8. First Indian to Win Nobel Prize: Rabindranath Tagore (1913)

9. First Chief Justice of India: Justice H. J. Kania

10. First Woman IPS Officer: Kiran Bedi